جمعتgathered حضرةthe court of الأميرthe prince ثلاثاthree
جمعت حضرة الأمير ثلاثا
ذاpossessing سماعmusical listening وأربعاًand four شعراءpoets
ذا سماع وأربعاً شعراء
The prince’s court brought together three
The Prince gathered three listeners
Devotees of music and four poets.
And four poets
كلماwhenever أنشدواthey recited غريبunusual قريضverse
كلما أنشدوا غريب قريض
رجعواthey echoed لحنهits melody غنىrichness وغناءand singing
رجعوا لحنه غنى وغناء
Whenever they recited unusual verse,
Whenever they recited a strange ode
They echoed its melody with richness and song.
They returned its melody - song and singing
طيبpleasantness مغنىa dwelling وحسنand beauty معنىa meaning غريبunusual
طيب مغنى وحسن معنى غريب
ماfirst fragment of “mingled” زجsecond fragment of “mingled” الماءthe water رقةdelicacy والهواءand the air
ما زج الماء رقة والهواء
The charm of a dwelling and the beauty of an unusual meaning
Of good melody and strange meaning
Mingled in delicacy with the water and the air,
Not mingling delicacy with air
ضمنwithin حمامهhis bathhouse الذيwhich بهرdazzled الأفقthe horizon
ضمن حمامه الذي بهر الأفق
بأصناعهthrough its craftsmanship سناradiance وسناءand grandeur
بأصناعه سنا وسناء
Within his bathhouse, which dazzled the horizon
In his pigeon tower that dazzled the horizon
Through its craftsmanship, in radiance and grandeur.
with its craft - radiance and brilliance
فهوso he كالبدرlike the full moon والنجومand the stars نداماهhis boon companions
فهو كالبدر والنجوم نداماه
وحمامهand his bathhouse تفوقsurpasses السماءthe sky
وحمامه تفوق السماء
So he is like the full moon, and the stars are his boon companions,
It is like the moon and the stars are its companions
And his bathhouse surpasses the sky.
And its pigeon tower surpasses the sky
Sol 6.1